The DA Integra can be placed in 3 different classes in Honda Challenge. If you run a B18A you are in H4, if you run a B17 you are in H3, and if you run anything else, ie: LS vtec, B20, H series, GSR, Type R, K20/24, or even a B16 you must run in H1.
well to anyone that is interested. Earlier I posted pics of my cage and everyone said that it was illegal to have the diagonal bar go from the top of the passenger side to the bottom of the drivers side, well I found out that it is legal to have it done that way and a lot safer. Got my car log booked today by a SCCA certified tech inspector and everything in the cage was fine, so I was relieved. So to those who are real tall and getting a cage welded in their Integra now you know that it is legal to have the diagonal bar run the opposite way to what everyone is used to.
Looking good guys!
I have been going at my GSR too. I just picked up some new 15” wheels and a new roof panel on a trip to LA. I beheaded my GSR the other day, looks like the pope’s car now, lots of work but it will be a lot easier to get the cage in now. Once the cage is in the new non sun roof panel will be going back on. I also popped the side windows, striped the sound deading and built attachment plates for the cage. I went at the sound deading with a heat gun, it took lots of time but came out quite nice. The side windows are getting Fal Lexan and the 15” wheels fit over my 12.2 Wilwood kit so they are going back on. I will have some pictures up next week so you can see my progress. Have fun building and keep us posted on your progress!
Which 15" wheels did you end up getting? Are you using a spacer?
Marc,
Are you going to race in ICSCC? What class?
Hello Roldan,
I won’t be wheel to wheel racing this year, just some solo 1s’ and some hill climbs.
Hello Archon,
Team Dynamics Pro Race 1, no spacer.
Some pictures of my progress on the Pope’s car. Roof off and cage mounting plates fabricated.
A couple more just to show how clean the sound deading came off.
So the TD wheels really do fit! That’s excellent news.
Your car looks like it was found in a chop shop!!! Do you have to do any bracing to make sure the frame is still square before you weld in the roll cage? I would think that removing the roof may cause the chassis to flex out of alignment.
Hello Archon,
Yes, it looks kind of flimsy in its present state but it is a lot more ridged then you would imagine. In a static state on a level surface, bracing is not required.
Some thing to be aware of on the TD wheels, I am running a vastly different offset than a normal street car +23 to clear my 10.2” slicks. On a street car +35 to +42 will be very tight and might require a spacer to clear the brakes.
Thanks for the tip. Would you have pictures of the wheels and tires on the car?
No, don’t have any but I will take some tomorrow for you and post them up tomorrow night.
wow you did a excellent job of removing the sound deadending …what did you use again …im going to have to use your method …
[QUOTE=DB2-R81] I went at the sound deading with a heat gun, it took lots of time but came out quite nice.
Yeah but think about how much time you saved in the long run. We still have to sand out the rest of the tar and silicone from the remenants of the sound deadening material. I have a feeling we are going to go through a lot of sand paper trying to get it all out. Our next step after that is to finish gusseting the cage, add a dash bar, add bars to connect to the firewall, and paint the interior. Lots of work to do for the month of March to get ready for Buttonwillow in April.
g2racer88,
What bender did you use for the cage? JD2…Pro tools…???
Also what material? DOM? HREW? Also what size and thickness?
Thanks man.
slow_DA,
I’m the other owner of the car. We used a JD2 bender. The cage is made out of 1-3/4 0.95 wall DOM. We used about 80 feet or so of tubing, and will probobly add another 10 feet or so for extra bars and braces.
Slowly making progress, how are the rest of you guys doing?
The NASA CCR states that tubing must be 1.75" .120 wall, .095 wall DOM is not legal.
You are looking at the HPDE rules. Go to section 15.6.18 of the NASA CCR and you will see the different break ups for the different weights. Page 75 of 139 if you look at it online in adobe.
I stand corrected! I have skimmed that GCR before too, so I probably saw that info previously and misqouted.
DB2-R81,
Your cage looks nice. Just curious, why are you building your cage with a “halo?” Our car is coming along slower than expected. We are supposed to be racing it this weekend at Buttonwillow but are still not done. We would rather do things right than try to rush it. Are you going to compete in any races in the states? Good luck!